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Head Office
Position Vacant – Required from the membership NAS Treasurer
The National Allotment Society (NAS) is a not-for-profit organisation. The Society was formed in 1901 and registered under the Industrial Provident Society in 1930, it now operates as a Co-operative under the Co-operative Community Benefit Societies 2014 registered with the FCA..
The role of Treasurer within the Society is a unique and challenging opportunity, not only to provide the specialist skills and experience of the Treasurer role but also to assist in Management Committee meetings held six times per year, leading discussions, focusing on key issues and providing advice and guidance requested by the
International
Management Committee on new initiatives. The Society hold their AGM in June each year at different venues throughout the country.
The Management Committee consists of 11 members, one from each region of the NAS, the President and up to three Local Authority Representatives
To apply please via email with a CV and full covering letter / supporting statement telling us why you are suitable for the role to lizb@nsalg.org.uk
International Diplomas Part 1
Five allotment associations were awarded a diploma during the
study session in Kortrijk
The Diploma for Innovative Projects was awarded to:
1) The Swinbrook Road Allotments to the North of Carterton (GB)
The Allotment site has 45 full plots on a 1.22 hectare site to the North of Carterton on the edge of the Cotswolds.
The aim of their project is to improve
the soil and working conditions for all the allotment plotholders on Swinbrook Road Allotments, and to increase the popularity of the allotments in the local community.
They have improved the site facilities using several innovative techniques, such as reusing materials which would have otherwise gone to landfill or been burnt.
It is felt that these plotholders have
used great initiative in acquiring the above materials. Their imaginative and ‘innovative
activities’ have greatly improved the facilities of the site both to the benefit of their members and their local community. In the process of their activities they have also minimised air pollution, landfill requirements, smoke pollution from burning treated timber, and reduced the need for many road miles resulting in benefits to the wider community.
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Part 2 to be continued in Allotment and Leisure Gardener issue 1 2019